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434with a Strong ROI verdict
College Scorecard · 2026 release
Federal figures. Our calculations.
203 matching colleges · Showing 145–168
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Payback guideStrong ≤5 yearsSolid ≤10Slow ≤20Weak >20 or no payback
New York 203 matching
View state rankingSolid ROI
St. Thomas Aquinas College
Sparkill, NY
Net price / year$19,994Payback5.5 years
Solid ROI
Keuka College
Keuka Park, NY
Net price / year$24,338Payback9.8 years
Strong ROI
United States Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point, NY
Net price / year$6,174Payback0.6 years
Weak ROI
Mildred Elley-New York Campus
New York, NY
Net price / year$25,431PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Hilbert College
Hamburg, NY
Net price / year$22,723PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
Helene Fuld College of Nursing
New York, NY
Net price / year$47,181Payback1.5 years
Weak ROI
Columbia-Greene Community College
Hudson, NY
Net price / year$6,559PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitz
Brooklyn, NY
Net price / year$21,437PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
New York, NY
Net price / year$13,269Payback1.5 years
Weak ROI
Sullivan County Community College
Loch Sheldrake, NY
Net price / year$8,482PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
North Country Community College
Saranac Lake, NY
Net price / year$11,868PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary
Spring Valley, NY
Net price / year$4,543PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
The College of Westchester
White Plains, NY
Net price / year$16,296PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Houghton University
Houghton, NY
Net price / year$20,519PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
Net price / year$14,135PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
Elmira College
Elmira, NY
Net price / year$22,386Payback9.7 years
Strong ROI
Maria College of Albany
Albany, NY
Net price / year$13,082Payback3.7 years
Strong ROI
St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island
Staten Island, NY
Net price / year$35,666Payback1.9 years
Weak ROI
Villa Maria College
Buffalo, NY
Net price / year$13,494PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Talmudical Seminary of Bobov
Brooklyn, NY
Net price / year$2,840PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science
Paul Smiths, NY
Net price / year$26,683PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Five Towns College
Dix Hills, NY
Net price / year$22,992PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Manhattan School of Music
New York, NY
Net price / year$51,754PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Mandl School-The College of Allied Health
New York, NY
Net price / year$35,578PaybackNot available